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The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16
A HAUNTED HOUSE.
Republican.


We learn that Dranesyille, Ma
rion county, has a pretty little cot
tage, new and neat in appearance,
that has been turned over to "the
spirits Of the departed" Monday
a man who had lived in the house.
heard strange whispering and felt
electric shocks told us, with bated
breath OF his experience in that
! house. He said: "You may not
believe me; but just 90 out there
and stay one niaht and you'll be
convinced. I didn't believe in
ghosts, nor spirits, and don't now;
but there is certainly some queer
sounds and impressions there, /
was sitting on the verandah one
afternoon, when a perfect babel of
whispering broke forth, that star
tied me. | knew there was not a
soul on the place, and got up, went
through the house and looked all
around. Not a soul could be seen,
but the whispering continued all
around me, | went out to feed my
horse and | could hear the same
sounds all around me, and as l was
shocking corn, they seemed to
come up and try to whisper in my
ear. | didn't Ike that and made
some rude remarks, when l heard
rushing sound, and felt shock
on my legs that drawed me right
up. 1t was like Il severe shock of
electricity, sail, "Darn it, you
you can't Dust me that way. Come
again." The next whack came
across my thighs and It doubled me
up. Took every particle OF life
from me except breath and mind,
! could not move nor could | see
anything that struck me. A cold
clammy hand passed over me and
the numb feeling left. l threw
my horse some corn and lofs the
stable. | went to the house and
after eatIng my supper, went to
bed. Well that eternal whisper
ing kept up. There was big lot
Of dogs fighting in the other room,
and knowing there was but one
old dog ON the place. / got out of
bed, made light and went into
the room, but there was not
thing in there. The thing began
to be serious. | went back to bed
when the whispering began again.
| yelled, "what in the name of |
God do you want ? Who are you
any howT' and then everything
was quiet. | went TO sleep, proba-
bly, ten minutes, when felt | some
thing on my breast and on my
feet. | moved to see if / could
feel some one there, but could not.
| arose made light, and rs it was
eeaarlyy three o'clock, and hearing
some more t}lking and whispering
by the chicken hous' !, thought /
would catch a thief so | gathered
my pistol ind went cut. AS /
went from the door the moon was
nearly as bright as day, l
could see there was no one out
there, a most diabo!ical and start,
ing laugh rang through my room
went down aad fed my horse
again, quick as possible In order to
get oil from that place, When |
eft there | came here, wen6 out to.
Lumpkm and staid month. Now
+ you or any one else who do,it
believe this, want it proved, I'll 90
With them to. the house aud stay
With them all night. 1t shaut cost
hem anything to go there; but
hey'll have to.have nerve and lots
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

i. Linn Bell will soon take
charg Of Capt ACBell's old mill
place, in Webster county which,
will make the fourth generation of
the Bell family to live and work
this Oh and well known place.
Over sixty years ago Cayt. A. G.
Bells grandmother bought and set
tied on this place, andsome of the
houses ichshe had built are there
to>day. The mill dam, which was
erected some thirty or forty wears
ago. IS still there, and bids fair to
stand until the pond dries up.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16
A Scofling Unbeliever.


Leary Courier.
Mr.. B + Winderweedle, Of Mis-
ford, some time ago caught two
surgeons in his trap in the Notch
away, which weighed rs and rs
pounds respectively, Of which we
learned and noticed. Mr.. w. re.
Gently received letter from man
at Hardaway, Ga, which besides
many "euss" words, contained a
plain and emphatic assertion in the
belief that Mr. " had got eff one
OF the biggest fish lies of the sea-
son. MIR. Winderweedle informed
US that he can prove by competent
witnesses chat the fish weighed
more than was stated, and further
more that he viii place the letter
IN the hands OF the post Office au-
thorlties, who viii no doubt. If
they catch up with the author,
make him wish he had never do,bt.
Cd the veracity Of inlarweedle.
The letter was fill Of the vilest and
mcst obscene language.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

An Ohio preacher tried to quote
the verse in Matthew about s.not
one jot 70 title Then he saw that
ne had erred and tried again
"Not one jilt or tottle," said he.
and again he stopped. But he
would not give up and began, Not
one tilt and jottle,Y and then with
a red face he gave it up and went
on with his sermon, and there
wero not halfa dozen of his hearers
who could really tell just what the
two ,rnvl
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16
COUNTY OFFICERS

0rdmary-H S Bell
o y SUPERIOR Court-J G Z Clark
Sheriff. G Marshall
!, lax Receiver CM Harris
lax CoIlecto"-J II Crouch
iFeaSurer-J - l4ainr
co'rveyor-J e Waller
GGoroner-John Daniel
Uoun'y Farm Supply II Gam,
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

In small district school inNew.
Hampshier, teacher was heaaing
a class in SPELLING anil defining,
words. The word Orphan had
been correctly spelled but none of
the class seemed oknow the means
ing. Alter asking one or two Of
them she said, encouragingly:
Now try again. | am ma orphan.
Now can't some ofyomguess what
it means?" The look upon their.
faces remained, until one of the.
duller scholars raised his hand.
and said; "It's some one who,
wants to get married and can't.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

1t is reported that an Illinois ed
itor, a bachelor, received a compli.
mentary ticket tothe county fair
good for himself md wife Being
a man Of close and ecouomicl
turn Of mind, he Immediately got
married in order to avail himself
of the full benefits of the invi-
tation.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

The great beauty about hang
ing a man in efigy is that you don't
have to catch the man before in
fiicting the punishment, and then
tits not altogether 50 tough on the
victim.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

In the course of his sermon last
Sunday preacher at Firth, Neb.,
said; There is not a cent in the
treasury, nor pound of coal in
the bin, and we are several dollars
IN debt to the girlsifor janitress
work. Salvation and chills are q
poor combination, and the camp
fires Of holiness cannot be started
or promises to pap.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

On the old Whit Holly place, in
East Macon, lives Mr.. Phillips. He
is a farmer, and in one Of the fields
an old well had been covered over,
on a level with the surface, and
gradually the soil had accumulated
on the cover until all traces Of the
treacherous pit were obliteratol.
Saturday a horse, while browsing
about in the field, walked on to the
trap, the covering gave way, and
the steed fell to the bottom, a dis
lance of forty feet. The bottom
caved in b. such an extent that the
horse is able 20 stand Up, and food
has been, dropped into The well for
him while efforts are being made to
get him out At first parties star
ted to die him out, but this PROV
ed a hopeless task, and now the
owner and others interested ae
discoursing whether to use a wind~
lass, jackscrews or dynamite in res.
cuing the unfortunate animal.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

MilledgcvilIe Choaicle: A negro.
man was seen recently to get a.
jug OF whiskey out of the express,
office, and after sampIing the
contents he put the stopper back
walked into grocery store and
asked for little molasses, which
he smeared all over the monte and.
the sides OF the Jug. When ask
ed why he did that, he remarked:.
Boss eff de niggers wus ter see dat,
jug widout any lasses on it, /
wouldn't have a drap Of dat ticker
when ] got home. I'm too slick
for dem niggers,
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16
ODD FELLOWS.
CITY COVER ENr

Mayor VIM. Kaioler,
GIOuncilmen w Q Keudrick. w
B heatham, G DeubIer, j A
HorsIev, T R Hannah.
Clerk l. James.
Treasurer-F w Clark.
Nar>ball-L A Hatcher.
deputy MarsNa1l-John b Roberts
Street Overseer-N'ok Kcnoev
Conoc' mec;sdrst Monday night
q each moa :.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

Heels on the shoes first origiha.-
ted from the Persians. A person
of low stature was regarded as, an
object of contempt, and, therefore
the heel was the happy thought of.
some one Of the unfortunates, thus,
providing by art that which nature
denied. But, as in modern FASH
ions, it was carried to excess, per.
sons who we're already too tall to
look well adopting them because
they were the "style.n
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

One afternoon while a tight>rope
walker was going through his per-
formance, a boy about 70 years
old turned to an acquaintance of
the same age and remarked, "Tom.
don't you wish you could do that2~
Yes, I do sadly replied Tom.
'but my folks make me go, to.
school and are determined that I
shan't be anybodyW
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

II is said theeris hotel clerk in
Atlanta who never attends a flu
neral because his habitnal smile is
50 fixed he couldn't look sorry ifbe
tued.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov.--S.
A telegram from Soddy, a mining
town twenty-five miles from this
city, says the mountainecrs have
armed themselves and are march.
ing against the negroes of that
town. This has aroused the ne
groes and they have all armed
themselves and are waiting the
approach OF the offensive party.
Ihe sheriff, with posse, has gone
to the scene of trouble. Great OK.
element is prevailing and the wo,
men and Children have taken refuge
at one end Of the town. Soddy il
a Welch mining town of 1000
people, aud about 200 negroes ara.
employed at the coke ovens. Tha
trouble has grown out of a fi,.l
between negro aud white mar.
in which the latter suffered. Noun.
taineers now threaten to take the
darkey CT Il! - --.s--'-. .,:.-~.sy2
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

ofe, ie season is closing and we ar
bats ~ our entire stock of straw
viii n ~' greatly reduced figures, 1t
Pay you to see them.
A j BALDWIN q Co.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

Lives there man with a soul
50 dead who never to himself hath
said, "Tll pay before l go to bed
the debt | owe the printer" There
are some we know full we'll, who
never such would tell but they we
fear, will go to well the place
where there's no winter.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16
KNIGHTs or HONOR

n KNIGHTS OF HONOR
Sn Dn~son Lodge, No 1258-J NJ
Dort Onions Dictator; II S Bell, Re-
Ran"",r,, | r Hannah, Financial
Nso4t., e J Baldwin, Treasurer.
n y eaoa Ind and 4th Friday night
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

She $0se135
Published Every Wedn's Morning
srt.io DInE9 maybe found onnle a. seq
HIS PRs EH p ROwelI & Cos Newspa9eIr,
siyertising TutSau q 0SDruce ST., where Ven.
fsncconttacti; a. 2 iiPmade for iS in GewYork.
TERMe:

0NE YEAR. 800
t6~ All papers stopped at expir-
alton of time paid for, unless in
cases where parties are known to be
responsible and they desire cons
tinudnce.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16
MASONIC

MASONIC.
N | Schley Lodge, No 800 F A
P,n ) M Simmons, w M; II S
I,e,,.. Secretary; T R Hannah,
niSL 1'orer' Meets 3rd Saturday
1'snt in each month.
y E" b CT R A CHAPTER, no 40.
H. oe.tIower, Ii p.
? , y W D Murray, Scribe; J G
Ul3rk, Secretary. Meets Pad
.urItynlght in each month.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

ADVERTISING Faies N0dnr9ta,
Personal matter 15c pr line, strictly.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16
LEGION OF HONOR.

NJ, Leel Council, No 795-N l.
ml1e' Commander; J G Dean, Sec>
NJ g'ary; Mrs, Z L Mic, Treasurer;
!; s,Vel' 2nd and 4th Monday night
IA each month.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

\ nEFRELL COUNCIL, NO G91,
P PoyaI Archanum Chas Daubler,
ME-, sent; I r Hannah, Secretary
each month. way IT -
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

A Hartford woman nearly lost
her life by jumping off a moving
train backward. It seems strange.
that ont of the four million para
graphs printed every year warm
ing people not to jump OF moving
trains backward, not one by any
chance meets a womaus eye.
Philadelphia Call.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

Baltimore Herald: In Costa
Rica there is not q single millinery
store Married men who want
tickets to Costa Rica should go up,
to the Office before the rush be-.
gins.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

Preaching at Baptist church list
and Bird Sabbath in each month.
Morning Services at 1915 A NJ
Evening Services at 6:45 P NJ
Sabbath School at 8. 4 NJ
Prayer meeting every Wednes-
lay night.
Rev. B w DAVIS. Pastor.
Preaching at Methodist church
list, 2nd and 4th Sabbath in each
month.
Sabbath School at, Q. AM
Morning Services at; Ham
Evening Services at, JPN
Prayer Meeting every Thursday
night.
Rev. f A BRANCH, Pastor.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16
CHURCHES.

GENERAL DT2E0T;c,,.. :. Z.
The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16

Its asserted that we are rapidly
becoming nation Of baId-headed
men. Goodl Soon we will have
no more of the chair standing on
end in detective stories.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28
For the Evening Capital
Unblushing Lying.

Mr.. EDITOR For pure and
undefiled mendacity-for unblush-
ing lying-for stupid cussedness-
commend me to the High Scribe of
the present city council. As EVIL
idence | quote
"The taxpayers of Annapolis should re-
member July 18th, that, out of all the talk
over a reduction of taxation, the only
practical step taken was by the present
board of corporation which has reduced
city taxes five cents on the 800 and may
reduce again If placed in power again. >"
Now, the truth is, that when the
present corporation came into power,
the tax rate was rs cents in the
800. That was in 1883. In 1884,
their first year in power, the tax
rate was raised to 80 cents; in 1885,
the tax rate was further raised to
50 cents, and has been continued at
that rate to the present time.
BUNDLE BEE.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28

THE wrath of John Boyle O'Reil.
ly got the better of him when he
heard of some New York Irishmen
who had sent a jubilee telegram to
the Queen, and this outburst in the
Pilot is the result ''Bosh! This
royal woman has simply been too
dull and stupid and INDECENT to be
openly very faulty. Obese, pam
pered all her useless, slow blooded
life, she has sucked horde of chill
dren as useless and as dull as her
self, and that is her great life-work.
Shame on the Irishmen of New
York."
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28

QUEEN VICTORIA, sovereign of
the United Kingdom has now been
more than fifty years ruler. Her
unusually long reign has been more
than double the average length of
reigns. 1t covers some of the most
important years in modern Euro
pean history, in fact its beginning
may be said to antedate modern
Europe, using the word in a narrow
sense, as it was almost coeval with
modern England. 1t was only five
years before the accession of the
present Queen that the great Reform
bill of 1882 was passed. measure
fraught with important political
change. Daring the reign of Queen
Victoria England has made great
advances, political, social and scien-
tiic, and, compared with the ma
tions on the continent, has had lit
tie trouble Of foreign kind. Her
chief difficulty has been internal,
and that trouble still remains. We
refer to the case of Ireland, which
rent the House of Commons with
acrimonious discussion on the very
eve Of the jubilee celebration. A
settlement of the Irish question
would have been a great triumph
with which to round up the sOver-
e;0n, j half century Of rule.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28

AN Iowa editor offers his paper
for sale, giving as his reasons for
wanting to sell, the following "Be-
lieving in the power of God into sal
walton, and having experienced that
blessed power whereby | hate the
things that | once loved and love
the things that | once hated, and
am saved of God unto the utter
most, / cannot do the things that l
have done, and must change my
means of getting livelihood. = ~, rb'
seem .scag~ = been running
rites frrsrc paper after the reckless
style of certain of our local hebdom.
idals.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28
Separation in Order.

Mn. EDITOR - see by CORE.
spondents from this place to the
Baltimore papers, that the city of
Annapolis receives from Anne
Arundel county 81, 35G.91 more
than it pays into the county trea-
sury. ! am glad to hear it, and
hope the figures don't lie. Our
people want separation from the
county, and feared the county peo-
pie would oppose us. But if the
city is an expense to the county
they will gladly agreee to separation
Ia contamination most devoutly
wished by the CRY TAXPAYERS.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That
IN the subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel county,
in Maryland, letters testamentary on the
personal estate of LOUISA CHEW, late
of Anne Arundel county deceased. All
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, to the
subscriber, on or before the
LIST Day of December, 1887.
They may otherwise, by law, be exclu-
ded from all benefit of the said estate. AL
persons indebted to said estate are reques-
ted to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this nth day OF
Nav, 1887. VIM. S. SOUTHGATE,
5-31 ;6w Executor, Annapolis, Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28
FOR SHERIFF.

CHESTERFIELD, May 30, 81.
MIR. EDITOR If MR.. HENRY M.
COX, will consent TO allow his name to
go before the democratic primaries for
the Office of Sheriff, he win receive the
united support of the Democracy of the
SECOND DISTRICT.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28
FOR STATE SENATOR.

Mr. EDITOR.-I hereby announce to the
lHk Democratic voters of Anne rundel
County. the name of EDWARD q. CAN'T,
the County Convention. The Convention would
not only honor itself in comforting upon him
this nomination, but ii would do honor to the
party and the county he represents. He would
poll more votes than any man in his party.
AN OLD DEMOCRAT,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28

FOR POUR Fourth Of Juiy coods--Flags,
Lanterns and Fire Works, 60 TO Mrs. III.
L. III. TAYLOR, p Main Street.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28
"A CARD.

To the Democratic Voters Of
Anne arundel County:
respectfully announce myself as a
candidate for the office of States Attorney
for Anne Arundel county-and, if nomi-
mated for said office by the democratic
party, will perform the duties appertain-
ing thereto with fidelity and zeal.
Very respectfully,
FERDINAND MULLAN.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28
Retv embellishments.
PROPOSALS.
U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY,
ANNAPOLIS. Nh, June 25th, 1887

OEALED PROPOSALS viii be received
- until JULT % at noon, for the follow
ing supplies for the Naval Academy, to
be delivered in Annapolis, viz. Glass l,
Lumber; Glass 2, Building Materials, and
Feed; Glass 3, Mill and Cabinet Work;
Glass 4, Hauling; Glass 5 plumbers Sup
plies; Glass 6, Hardware; Glass 7, Iron
Work, Iron, and Metals; Glass s, Paints
and Brushes. Glass 9. Carpets. Full de.
tails given upon APPLICATION. Proposals
will be received from regular dealers,
must be in duplicate. and endorsed on
envelope Proposals for Lumber, Building
materials, Hardware, Iron work etc., for
the L. S. Naval Academy. A written
guarantee signed by one or more respon-
sible persons, as prescribed in section g.
719 lRevised Statutes, must accompany
each proposal
The light is reserved to reject any or all
bids not deemed advantageous TO the
Government
w. T. SAMPSON,
Comdr., L. s. N. Superintendent.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-28
NOTICE to CREDITORS.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
IN the subscriber, has obtained from
the Orphans Court of Anne Arundel
county, in Maryland, letters testamentary
on the personal estate of William II. E.
Wilson, late of Anne Arundel county, de-
ceased. All persons having claims against
the said deceased, are hereby varied to
exhibit the same, with thS Vouchers there
OF, 10 tne suDscrlp eSeIEs-on or before the
IN, I"th uay OF November, 1887.
lhey may otherwise, by law, be exclud-
Gu from all benefit of the said estate. All
per1sons indebted to said estate are request.
ed to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 10th day of
May, 1887.
CHAS. A. WILSON, Executor,
518 Annapolis, Md.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-06-03
Attraction Of a Mexican Town.

About night the church towers of
.Ialapa could be seen i'll the distance. and
shortly after the train entered the town
The NeNicauS have not exaggerated the
beauties of the place. Standing on the
sloping side Of a hill. il is sheltered from
all cold winds The streets are wide, but
81 steep that carriages cannot be used.
hence every one has Ia walk. Streams Of
water run through all the cutters. carry
in. off whatever refuse Is thrown ont
f.uu the houses. The cathedral is the
most prominent building i'll the town. 1t
is an old and curious structure, built ages
Ego Inside are the affairs and chapels.
but the most noticeable feature is the
sloping marble floor, which. instead Of be-
ing level. aScends from the front of the
church To the rear.
Adjoining the cathedral is the great
square. shaded by orange trees loaded
down with ripe, mellow fruit almost
within reach. There ii remains. how
ever. tilt gathered by the authorities. In
sn American city single apple or pear
tree is guarded by an eight foot fence, on
the top Of which sharp pointed nails form
a prominent feature. Even then tn.
chances are that the fruit will he stolen in
less than two weeks after the blossoms
disappear, and the owner of the place is n
constant danger of being killed 10y the
flying sticks and clubs. Not only are
fruit trees left unguarded, hut the doors
Of the houses are seldom locked. and burg
laries are unknown. But the town is diff
fcrent from all other places. The people
are industrious, and every one appears to
he happy The misery and wretchedness
seen in other Mexican cities is altogether
wanting here-Jalapa Mex Cor. Chi
0agu Times.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-06-03

One Of the most popular adjuncts to
popular education is the newspaper bulle
tin board Fresh every morning and re
viSed every evening, it informs. interests
and eXCites the curiosity Of the populace,
and whets the public appetite for the am
plfiCation of the news which is sure to
be found in the printed page of the freshly
issued journal. But the purest satisfac-
ton is not enjoyed by the eager crowd,
which risks accident from the iostling of
passengers and teams, while il uncon-
scionsly obstructs the thoroughfare: the
happieSt man i one of the craft who
breads TO attempt 10 read the newspaper
because there is so much he cannot con
scientiously pass 10y without examination.
but which proves after wading through
il to he of the old padded varicty-a
column and half which he is accustomed
To condense into a stickful. How il
gladdens the heart TO behold the bold let
tiers of the bulletin and absorb their
meaning, no sUrcrfluous paint used in the
construction @. the sentences, no wealth
of verbiace sluandered on mere moth
ingS. but bold fact-lenuded of the twad
die which gees 81 far in these days to
ward removing every NeStige of interest
which the headlines inspire-the kernel
which, planted in the fertile brain of the
ready writer, forms the text Of para
graph 10 which he can contribute inter
eSting Cl.lateral matter at II moment
notice. Iawr, nee American.